Photo by: Casey Mullins
Avoid the media
I would be willing to place a generous bet on how much better you would feel after a week without the violence, terror, anger and despair multimedia brings into your life. Turn off the news, avoid violent movies and television shows, read uplifting books and articles. My brain simply cannot process violent imagery or gore which is why I stopped partaking in all of it several years ago and nothing has made a ...
more Photo by: Casey Mullins
Avoid the media
I would be willing to place a generous bet on how much better you would feel after a week without the violence, terror, anger and despair multimedia brings into your life. Turn off the news, avoid violent movies and television shows, read uplifting books and articles. My brain simply cannot process violent imagery or gore which is why I stopped partaking in all of it several years ago and nothing has made a bigger difference in my demeanor and spirit. If you simply cannot turn off the news and you do hear of a terrible story, look for the helpers. Look for the little bits of humanity that shine through tragedy, bonus points if you can be one of those shining bits for another person.
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